Kent, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Kent is an unincorporated community in Stephenson County
, Illinois
, USA. Kent
is home to the Kent Bank, Kent Feed Mill, St. Paul's Lutheran Church (ELCA
), Kent United Methodist Church, Kent Fire Department and the Kent U.S. Post Office (Zip code: 61044).
. The post office in present-day Kent was established on July 29, 1850.
about 12 miles west of Freeport
. Kent is located in the southwestern part of its township, near the Stephenson-Jo Daviess County line. It is also in close proximity to Pearl City, Illinois
.
area, 274 people reside within the zip code 61044.
Stephenson County, Illinois
As of the census of 2000, there were 48,979 people, 19,785 households, and 13,473 families residing in the county. The population density was 87 people per square mile . There were 21,713 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, USA. Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
is home to the Kent Bank, Kent Feed Mill, St. Paul's Lutheran Church (ELCA
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is a mainline Protestant denomination headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The ELCA officially came into existence on January 1, 1988, by the merging of three churches. As of December 31, 2009, it had 4,543,037 baptized members, with 2,527,941 of them...
), Kent United Methodist Church, Kent Fire Department and the Kent U.S. Post Office (Zip code: 61044).
History
Kent was surveyed and platted in 1887 at the same time the Chicago Great Western Railroad laid its tracks through Stephenson County. When the village was founded it was the only village within its township and it was thought that the area had great potential for growth. Kent is probably named for the Reverend Aratus Kent, a traveling evangelist from Galena, IllinoisGalena, Illinois
Galena is the county seat of, and largest city in, Jo Daviess County, Illinois in the United States, with a population of 3,429 in 2010. The city is a popular tourist destination known for its history, historical architecture, and ski and golf resorts. Galena was the residence of Ulysses S...
. The post office in present-day Kent was established on July 29, 1850.
Geography
Kent is located in Stephenson County, IllinoisStephenson County, Illinois
As of the census of 2000, there were 48,979 people, 19,785 households, and 13,473 families residing in the county. The population density was 87 people per square mile . There were 21,713 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile...
about 12 miles west of Freeport
Freeport, Illinois
Freeport is a city in and the county seat of Stephenson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 26,443 at the 2000 census. The mayor of Freeport is George W...
. Kent is located in the southwestern part of its township, near the Stephenson-Jo Daviess County line. It is also in close proximity to Pearl City, Illinois
Pearl City, Illinois
Pearl City is an incorporated village in Stephenson County, Illinois, United States, with a population of 838 at the 2010 census, up from 780 at the 2000 census-Demographics:...
.
Demographics
According to the 2000 Census, statistics which included the village of Kent and its surrounding zip codeZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
area, 274 people reside within the zip code 61044.
Further reading
- Keister, Philip Lincoln. Kent: For a Century and a Quarter, 1827-1952, Windmill Publications, 2000 (reprint of 1952 sesquicentennial book), .
- Knowlton, D.A. "Presbyterianism in Stephenson County, Illinois", pp. 193-96, Illinois State Historical Society, Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, vol. 11, 1918.